GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $17.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $35.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $4,300 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Population (Estimated July 2012): 8,296,693
Area: 112,492 km2 or 43,433 mi2
Currency: Lempira (L)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Constitutional Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 97% of the population are Roman Catholic and 3% are Protestant)
Highest Mountain: Cerro Las Minas at 2,870m or 9,416ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle and Yoro.
Leaders: President Porfirio Lobo Sosa with Vice President Maria Antonieta de Bográn.
Additional: Gained independence from Spain on the 15th of September 1821.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
